Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
US8777943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0043
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, delivery devices, and methods to treat, ablate, damage, or otherwise affect tissue in an airway of a patient. The treatment systems are capable of delivering a coolable ablation assembly that ablates targeted tissue while cooling non-targeted tissue to protect the non-target tissue from damage. The coolable ablation assembly damages nerve tissue to temporarily or permanently decrease nervous system input.
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